AN EXPLORATION OF STYLE AND PROSODY IN WẸRÍÌ MI O (WASH MY HEAD O) BY ADEBAYỌ FALETI
Author(s)
Oluwọle Tẹwọgboye OKEWANDE
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Abstract
There is divergence in the opinions of scholars on the relevant knowledge by which
the prosodic elements in texts, and in oral poetry in particular can be mitigated.
Extracts relating and relevant to the stylistic and prosodic elements in the poem were
sampled and analyzed using stylistic theory with case method. Using Wẹríì Mi O, -
‘wash my head o’, a Yoruba indigenous poem performed by Adebayọ Faleti, as a case
study, it is found out that, various linguistic elements are deployed around non-verbal
communication media and materials. This study concludes that, on the one hand, it is
the stylistic studies that validates prosodic elements and styles in texts; since it is the
knowledge that navigates through the linguistic and literary routes in texts. And,
occurrence of prosodic elements in oral poetry are unpredictable as such varies in
accordance with text and poet’s styles.
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ISSN : 2959-9407 Editeur : UFR Lettres et Arts Université : UPGC Périodicité : Semestriel Domaines : Lettres, Langues, Littératures, Communication et Sciences de l’Education